The Black Moor is one of the most beautiful goldfish varieties. It has light wispy fins, black velvet scales, big round eyes, and a nicely proportioned body. Due to the fact it can’t swim fast, its smooth effortless movement is very relaxing to watch.

On top of all that it is relatively easy to keep and is a good goldfish to start with when moving towards fancy goldfish keeping.

However, there are two major considerations when introducing a Black Moor to an aquarium.

Firstly, as already mentioned it can’t swim fast. This means it can’t dart up to the surface to hoover up flakes of food like more streamlined golfish varieties. Even if sinking food is used, a Black Moor will take its time getting to it. So try to avoid putting them in a tank with faster goldfish.

Secondly, their large eyes are a twofold problem. Not only will they have problems seeing floating food due to poor eyesight, their eyes are susceptible to damage in badly designed aquariums. If there are plants or ornaments that it can hit its eyes against, it will hit its eyes against them. Use soft and silky plants, avoiding plastic ones altogether. Keep ornaments to a minimum, definitely avoiding tunnels for it to swim through and ornaments with moving parts.

As with all goldfish, a Black Moor needs to be fed a healthy diet. Include sinking pellets, shrimp, bloodworms, daphnia, lettuce, spinach, peas and courgettes/zucchini. It is best to use frozen or freeze-dried shrimp, bloodworms and daphnia to help avoid parasitic infection that can come with live feed.

Follow these simple steps to enjoy the beauty and calm of Black Moor goldfish.

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